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Little resistance on day 2 of US-Afghan offensive- U.S. Marines and Afghan troops have killed at least seven Taliban fighters during the first U.S.-led offensive since President Barack Obama announced a new American war plan this week, Afghan officials said Saturday.
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PEMA, PA Department of Education Release School Emergency Planning Toolkit
HARRISBURG, Pa.
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The planning toolkit includes essential resources, such as legal citations, guidelines and other reference material, to help plan for all types of emergencies and disasters, whether natural or man-made.
The kit is available at www.pema.state.pa.us. There, click on "Forms and Documents" and then "Plans, Guides and Presentations."
"We want to provide every resource possible for our schools and districts to provide a safe and secure learning environment for their students," said Education Secretary
"This toolkit is an invaluable resource that can be a starting point to open an emergency preparedness discussion with local emergency officials," said
The toolkit was developed by a team of personnel from PEMA and Department of Education, as well as the Center for Safe Schools, Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials,
Additional school safety and security resources can be found at PDE's Web site at www.pde.state.pa.us.
Information about emergency preparedness for citizens and businesses is available online at www.ReadyPA.org.
CONTACT: Michael Race (Education) (717) 783-9800 Maria A. Finn (PEMA) (717) 651-2009SOURCE
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